PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Traylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itse Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itse Perkele will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Traylor
vs
Perkele

185 cm
28
271 lbs
22 - 2 - 0

205 cm
31
258 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Itse Perkele!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkele throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Traylor counter with a right hand.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traylor.
Perkele keeps the fight on the outside.
Traylor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Traylor.
Perkele slips a straight right by Traylor.
Perkele takes one to the chin there.
Traylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Traylor connects with a crisp jab.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Traylor throws a sloppy body shot
and Perkele counters with a good low kick that Traylor was not able to check.
Traylor takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left and a right from Traylor both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Itse Perkele has been cut.
Perkele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perkele, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Traylor's calf.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele walks into a left hand.
Traylor wants to clinch but Perkele slips to the side
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Traylor takes one on the button.
Perkele lands a slapping body shot.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkele lands a right hook to the body.
Traylor throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Traylor on the side of the head.
Traylor tries to clinch up but Perkele circles away and keeps his distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Traylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traylor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perkele scores with a kick to the midsection.
Traylor tries to clinch up.
Perkele lands a jab.
Perkele cracks a nice hook into Traylor's ribs.
Traylor throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Traylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Traylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Traylor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Traylors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Slade Traylor's cut is getting worse.
Traylor jabs at Perkele's body.
Perkele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Traylor. Traylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Traylor throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and Traylor only half commits.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Traylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkele.
Perkele lands with a good body shot.
Perkele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perkele scores with a jab. Traylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perkele lands with a nice body punch.
Traylor is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Perkele.
Traylor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Traylor misses with a straight left.
Traylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Traylor off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Perkele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkele.

Slade Traylor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've been informed that Perkele has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Traylor looks to throw a body kick
and Perkele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traylor misses with a straight left.
Traylor punishes Perkele's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traylor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Traylor scores with a nice body kick.
Traylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Traylor is looking to clinch but Perkele is avoiding it.
Perkele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Jeez, Slade Traylor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Perkele throws a leg kick that misses.
Perkele scores with a decent looking hook.
Traylor misses with a looping left.
Traylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Perkele takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Traylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Itse Perkele dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Traylor looks to throw a body kick
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Traylor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Traylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perkele lands with a right hand.
Perkele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Traylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Traylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkele! But no joy.
Traylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traylor.
Perkele is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice straight punches there by Perkele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkele.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Slade Traylor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Itse Perkele!
Itse Perkele is the new heavyweight champion!
Itse Perkele really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kemists ↑ 5x160Q - $149-199 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.